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Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities: Integrating Strategies and Educational Approaches (2016)
Book
Leal Filho, W., Illingworth, S., Dunk, R. M., Alves, F., Adamson, K., & Azeiteiro, U. M. (Eds.). (2016). Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities: Integrating Strategies and Educational Approaches. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28591-7

This book analyzes how climate change adaptation can be implemented at the community, regional and national level. Featuring a variety of case studies, it illustrates strategies, initiatives and projects currently being implemented across the world.... Read More about Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities: Integrating Strategies and Educational Approaches.

Nursing in the UK: critical perspectives. (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Webster-Henderson, B., & Holloway, A. (2016, January). Nursing in the UK: critical perspectives. Presented at N/A, Baltimore, USA

The essentials of nursing leadership (2016)
Book
Webster-Henderson, B. (2016). R. Taylor, & B. Webster-Henderson (Eds.). The essentials of nursing leadership. SAGE Publications

This new approach to leadership focuses on how students can develop your leadership skills right from the start of their nursing programme through to transitioning to their first role. The book first takes students through the underpinning knowledge... Read More about The essentials of nursing leadership.

Measurements of δ 13 C in CH 4 and using particle dispersion modeling to characterize sources of Arctic methane within an air mass (2016)
Journal Article
and using particle dispersion modeling to characterize sources of Arctic methane within an air mass. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121(23), https://doi.org/10.1002/2016jd026006

A stratified air mass enriched in methane (CH4) was sampled at ~600 m to ~2000 m altitude, between the north coast of Norway and Svalbard as part of the Methane in the Arctic: Measurements and Modelling campaign on board the UK's BAe‐146‐301 Atmosphe... Read More about Measurements of δ 13 C in CH 4 and using particle dispersion modeling to characterize sources of Arctic methane within an air mass.

Aiming for long-term, objective-driven science communication in the UK [Version 2] (2016)
Journal Article
Prokop, A., & Illingworth, S. (2016). Aiming for long-term, objective-driven science communication in the UK [Version 2]. F1000Research, 5, Article 1540. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.9079.2

Communicating science to wider lay audiences is an increasingly important part of a scientist's remit, and is something that many scientists are keen to embrace. However, based on surveys carried out amongst the UK public, as well as our own experien... Read More about Aiming for long-term, objective-driven science communication in the UK [Version 2].

Personal reflections. (2016)
Book Chapter
Webster-Henderson, B., & Taylor, R. (2016). Personal reflections. In R. Taylor, & B. Webster (Eds.), The essentials of nursing leadership. SAGE Publications

The coaching leader. (2016)
Book Chapter
Webster-Henderson, B., McCready, G., & Cairncross, S. (2016). The coaching leader. In R. Taylor, & B. Webster (Eds.), The essentials of nursing leadership. SAGE Publications

Poetic transcription with a twist: An approach to reflective practice through connection, collaboration and community (2016)
Journal Article
Smart, F. (2017). Poetic transcription with a twist: An approach to reflective practice through connection, collaboration and community. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 54(2), 152-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2016.1258323

Learning from experience is integral to professional development, with the processes by which it is expected and enabled, varying depending on context and discipline. There is general consensus that it does not just happen. Rather learning from exper... Read More about Poetic transcription with a twist: An approach to reflective practice through connection, collaboration and community.

"More than just a Teaching Fellow": The Impact of REF and implications of TEF on Life Science Teaching-Focused Academics in UK HEIs (2016)
Thesis
Tierney, A. "More than just a Teaching Fellow": The Impact of REF and implications of TEF on Life Science Teaching-Focused Academics in UK HEIs. (Thesis). Durham University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1652776

This study seeks to understand the effect of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) on Teaching-Focused Academics working in Life Sciences in UK higher education institutions. Twenty-one full-time Teaching-Focused Academics from England, Scotland an... Read More about "More than just a Teaching Fellow": The Impact of REF and implications of TEF on Life Science Teaching-Focused Academics in UK HEIs.

Learning to read with graphogame – ethnography in a peruvian rural school (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ecochard, S. (2016, October). Learning to read with graphogame – ethnography in a peruvian rural school. Presented at Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality education for all, Ruusupuisto, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

The purpose of the present ethnographic case study is to examine what happens when the literacy learning software Graphogame, designed in Finland, is introduced in a new and radically different context, that of a poor rural school in the Peruvian And... Read More about Learning to read with graphogame – ethnography in a peruvian rural school.

Are scientific abstracts written in poetic verse an effective representation of the underlying research? [Version 3] (2016)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S. (2016). Are scientific abstracts written in poetic verse an effective representation of the underlying research? [Version 3]. F1000Research, 5, Article 91. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.7783.3

The central purpose of science is to explain (Purtill, 1970). However, who is that explanation for, and how is this explanation communicated once it has been deduced? Scientific research is typically communicated via papers in journals, with an abst... Read More about Are scientific abstracts written in poetic verse an effective representation of the underlying research? [Version 3].

Foreword (2016)
Book Chapter
Webster-Henderson, B. (2016). Foreword. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in learning and teaching: showcasing new approaches to higher education. Merchiston Publishing

A Case Study of Interdisciplinary Live Projects in Art and Chemistry (2016)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S., McLean, M., & Patel, D. (2016). A Case Study of Interdisciplinary Live Projects in Art and Chemistry. Brookes eJournal of Learning and Teaching, 8(1-2),

This article describes a set of interdisciplinary live projects that were carried out at Manchester Metropolitan University over the summer of 2014, between arts and chemistry undergraduate students. It was found that by working as part of an interdi... Read More about A Case Study of Interdisciplinary Live Projects in Art and Chemistry.

Use of Dialogue for Fellowship (2016)
Report
Pilkington, R. (2016). Use of Dialogue for Fellowship. York: Higher Education Academy

This report, authored by Dr Ruth Pilkington, outlines lessons, issues and recommendations for those using a dialogic route and is illustrated by good practice case studies shared by colleagues leading accredited schemes which successfully use dialogu... Read More about Use of Dialogue for Fellowship.

Poetic transcription with a twist: supporting early career academics through liminal spaces (2016)
Journal Article
Smart, F., & Loads, D. (2016). Poetic transcription with a twist: supporting early career academics through liminal spaces. International Journal for Academic Development, 22(2), 134-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144x.2016.1210519

As pressures on new academic staff members increase and change, academic developers need to find different ways of working with them. This paper offers for discussion a new way of supporting early career academics in their negotiation of liminality,... Read More about Poetic transcription with a twist: supporting early career academics through liminal spaces.

Brokering between communities of practice: strenghening learning with co-operative practices (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2016, July). Brokering between communities of practice: strenghening learning with co-operative practices. Paper presented at Improving Univesity Teaching

There is a growing trend in Higher Education to separate researchers' and teachers' roles. In the UK, pressure for this comes from the Research Excellence Framework, which demands world class research in return for government funding. An unintended c... Read More about Brokering between communities of practice: strenghening learning with co-operative practices.